In A Nutshell A major study of 42 years of data shows severe winter storms have shifted northwest, away from the traditional ...

In a year without much winter weather, there’s a chance of a bitter blow before spring takes hold. Experts say a disruption of the polar vortex could unleash cold, stormy conditions to the ...

A polar vortex disruption is underway. What it means is up in the air. Scientists still can’t yet say how a massive warming in the stratosphere above the North Pole will affect our weather ...

Western Washington basks in the sun while the Midwest braces for an arctic blast. ... The main culprit behind these extremes is an abrupt change in a typical pattern called the polar vortex.

The last time Washington had an El Nino was in 2018-19. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ... El Niño and polar vortex: How these phenomena will impact western Washington winter.

Although the term polar vortex may seem relatively new, it isn’t. Disruptions of the vortex were first written about by German meteorologist Richard Scherhag in 1952 — over 70 years ago.

The polar vortex is about to split, ... Should the storm slow down, it could hit the Washington, D.C., area on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, AccuWeather said. ...

El Niño is associated with warmer than normal temperatures and less precipitation in the Pacific Northwest but it's not a guarantee on the forecast.

On Monday, the polar vortex will reach the Deep South, with temperatures down to the freezing point of 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Atlanta. Wind chills will be in the 20s.

Just what is the polar vortex, and why is it bringing super-cold temperatures to so much of the U.S.? So here's another go at it. On All Things Considered , Washington Post weather editor Jason ...

New Hampshire’s Mount Washington felt more like Mars than planet Earth on Friday as wind chills dipped below an unfathomable -110 degrees, a new record for the coldest wind chill ever recorded ...